The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-22 00:00:00

ITONIY MARKET AND COMMIIiCIAL INTELLIGENCE , . There is a rarier Iess CITY favourable TWELVE feeling in ()CLOCK the discount market this morning, consequent upon the adverse movement exhibited in the Bank return, 4114 7 to 71 a re t h e quotations for first . class bills having only a short period to run. The Bank of England .return for the week to Wednesday last presents some very unfavourable features. The bullion and reserve of notes are both smaller, and the other securities have experienced a further increase, notwithstanding the large sums paid to the authorities by parties who were com- PePed to borrow during the period of the "shutting of the transfer books." The following are the par ticulars Active Circulation • • • • Decrease . Bullion .. .. • • •I Decrease .. Rest .• •• •• Increase • • • • • Public Deposits .. . • Decrease .. • • • • Other Deposits.. • • • • Increase .. • • Seven Day and other Bills .. Increase .. • • • • Government Securities • • .. £21,141,675 .. 114,545 .. 12,743,302 .. 337,098 .. 3,195,300 • • 31,143 • 5,787,329 142,953 .. 13,684,069 •• 98,040 .. 3)1,108 • • 1,731 • 11,022,267 No alteration. Other Securities .. 4476,912 Increase 210,874 Notes Unemployed 5,564,845 Decrease .. " 205,850 The committee of the Stock Exchange have fixed Monday next for a special settlement in the shares of the Thames Iron, &c.,Company, dealings in which are to be recorded in the twice-a• week list. It has been announced that Mr. Thomas Barker, o f Lloyds, has been appointed underwriter for the National Provincial Marine Insurance Company. Business in the Foreign an Colonial Produce Ma rkets (luting the last tew days hes been rether More active. The public sales of Indian teas have gone off with more animation, and prices have Slightly improved. Sugars have been in steady demand, at an advance of 6•1 to is per cwt., but coff ee his remained inactive, and declined about is per cwt. In rice, fruit, cocoa, and spices, the opera tions have been moderately acti m, at about previous rates, but increased depression has prevailed in the tallow market, and prices have shown a further decline. The directors of the Agra and United Service Bank, have convened a meeting of shareholders, to obtain the sanction of the latter to the purchase of the business and premises of Messrs. Masterman, Pe ters, Mildred, and Co., and to the proposed Change in the name of the undertaking to The Agra and Idastertnan's Bank (Limited)." Power will also b e obtained for increasing its capital to £3,000,000, by the issue of 20,000 new shares of .£5O e ach ; it is arranged that 10,000 of these shares shall be offered to the proprietors of the original stock in the proportion of one new for every two of the old Shares held on the 15th May next at a premium of 430 , to be paid together with £25 within six Months. The remaining shares are to be dealt With as the directors may deem most desirable. A pplication is to be made to Parliament to enable the Board to divide the original £lOO shares into others of smaller nominal amount. An important undertaking, brought forward to os3, for a capital of £1,000,000, is the British and south American Steam Navigation Company, which 1 . 8 to e s t a bli s h a li ne of steam communication between England, Brazil, the River Plate, and the West Coast of South America, via the Straits of Magellan. Operations are to be commenced with 131 X screw steamships of 2,200 tons and 300-horse power each, leaving Liverpool and Falmouth every month, calling at Bahia, Rio Janeiro, and Monte Video, and thence proceeding via the Straits of Magellan to Valparaiso and Lima. It is stated that the Chilian Government has long desired suoh a line, and some years ago offered a subsidy for the purpose, and strong hopes are now entertained that some liberal concessions will be obtained from the 'Chilian, Peruvian, Argentine, and Brazilian Ga vernmente. The services of a firm well acquainted with the trade and the management of screw steamers have been secured on advantageous terms. Details are given in the prospectus of the trade be tween this country and South America, ail tending to show the large and profitable field existing for the operations of the company. The increase in the importation of foreign cattle into this country, end the very scandalous way rt, - which this importation has been accomplished, added to the disastrous results that have occurred, viz., the deterioration of stock, as well as the im- Vortation and propagation of disease into our own cattle, has at length arous , esl from the old systems a few of tho,e most directly interested, in a pecuniary 'sense, and, to a certain extent, the public mind, to the importance of devising, and at once, Efficient remedies for this long existing evil. At a meeting held the other day a number of importers and dealers met to commemorate the opening of a new and more speedy route from Holland via Thames IL /en, and under more humane arrangements, and after the statement of one of the splatters, we can• not but conclude that this event comes somewhat tardily. Mr. Giblett, in proposing the health pit the importers of cattle, pointe d out that tae ques tion cf cattle supply from abroad was becoming tt nere and more important eve r y da y . Already 'there had been imported this year 109,000 head of cattle, 448,000 sheep, and calves and pigs in pro- Portion, and he believed that if facilities were not ir en to the import trade, the effect would be an loereese of something like 4d. per lb. on the price tI C Meat. It was, therefore, their interest to use ` e very means for the conveyance of cattle brought to °li r shores to the London market as speedily as Possible. Since the above meeting was held a new e°lll Pany has been started to carry still further, and " 11 a much more extensive scale, the importation of aoreign cattle, not only from Holland, but from the !bole of Southern Europe; and considering that 1,800 head of cattle are daily imported into London f rom the Continent, there is ample scope for the operations of such a company. It is pleasing to 4d that this company propose to give a special attention to the sanitary arrangements of their 'Means of transport, and to provide at all ports suit ''ble conveniences for the care and rest of the stock en route to the markets, in fact, to carry out the spirit of the new Act now passing through Parliae baent. In reference to the pecuniary prospects of the European Cattle Importing Company, from calcu latione which have been made by experienced men, a profit of some 25 per cent. will, they expect, be t he - result of the trading of this particular company. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 67f. Nei In demand. There is a continuance of dulness in the market t ?! Public Securities, unit the quotatione are nn „"tered. Consuls for transfor are 912 1, and for the s count 916 The New Three s and the Reduced A 2. )l huitie s are 891 ; Exchequer Bills ar e marked d is-; India 5 per Cents, 104 ; Enfaced 5 1 p er 1121; andlthe Debentures, 1866, 991. Bank S= ock im 238 240; and India do., 218. t 11l the Foreign Market there is a decidedly 7 ; 11-11 er tone, and business is rather more (+cave. o ta:kish 6 per C ents ., 1862, are 711 ; do., Censolid es, :gd ; Mexican, 45/ 461; do., New Loan, par 1 a t ' al • ; Greek, 24/ 25 k ; S p anish Passive, a .1) ; and the Confederate Loan , 54 1 551. " li ngs have also taken pl ace as follows 2t11114 4 1 per Cents., 1852-60, 901 ; do,, 1865, 871 ; iPPtian, Mt 101 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents. , \;. l °G 63, 48a 49 ; Russian 5 per Csnts., 1862, 871 4 ; 4,giezaelan 3 per Cents., 22! ; do., 6 per Cents., ; and Italian, 681. in, the Railway Share Market the d ealin gs have nu t been v ery nume rous. Great Eastern, Brighton, North Eastern (Berwick), and South Eastern, how , er, hav e eac h i m proved ss. ; while Midland has declined 108., and Metropolitan £l. t jhe Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little a r rge of importance. 'antr and Miicellanentis Shares also have re /.`14e4 very inactive. Uaion of London have im proved to 551; while London seri Westminster hat °lil ted to 94; iaternetieual Financial realise 11 i ; National Discount, 14; and London Finan cial, 26g. Subjoined are the current quotations for some of the principal new un&rtakings : —Real Pro perty Co., 4 1 prem.; Imperial Financial, 4 prem.; Themes Ironworks, 3 4 prem.; Credit Foncier, 51 61 prem.; Credit Mobilier, 41 1 prem.; City Offices, 21 prem. ; Millwall Ironworks, 211 prem.; Imperial Bank of China, 34 41 prem.; Interna• tional Land Credit, 2 prem.; Telegraph Con struction, 14- prem.; Lemberg Railway, I z prem. ; North Australian, 1 prem.; and Sabloniere Hotel, 21 a prEm. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. G OVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, May 5 per Cent. Reduced Yew 3 per Cent. B'J 8 I New 24 per - Cent. Jan. 1894 . ... Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire bth J an., P3BO — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1835 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent 4 dis 9 Ditto 4500 Ditto £lOO and £200 Bank England Stk, 4i per Ct. --- - Ditto Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 2lB 20 Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Ditto Account _ Ditto 4per Cent, 1888 — Do uertilicates — Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Ce nt Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 — Dace 51 per Cent., May, 1879 .. 112/ Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., A.prit 186 i Ditt o ditto Aug., 1866 991 Dirt, bonds El.tluo ~ Ditto under £l,000 .. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent. — Ditto 41 per Cent. ' 1863 Ditto 97/ ,bilian6l)or Cent — Ditto 4/ pet Cent. Esyptian 7 per Cent lOl Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coups/Ds — Ditto Account sl Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account — Italian 5 per Cent.(Mareunnana Railway Mexican 3 per Cent 45/ Ditto Account.... .M.orish Imperial 5 per Cent IsT , w Granada Ditto account Ditto 2 per Cent. — Ditto Deterred — Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — P, ruv , in 41 per Cent — Ditto Account.....-.. /;:tto ;.? per Cent. (Uribarren) Ditto 4/ per Cent., 1862 - Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., - . 1853 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856 , ' 7, ' 9, ' 6U, 62,'3 Ditt o Account. 9 Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid — put Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ of — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 .. Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent Ditto Account . — Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account — Ditto Passive Ditto Account 35 i I i Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. — Ditto Account Swedish, 4 per Cent. — Tarkii;th 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account . Ditto 6 per Cent. 18 53 ...... Ditto Account 69 81 9 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 71/ Ditto Account 71 Ditto £lOO Bonds.. f i t Ditto 1863 .. Ditto Guararteed, 4 per Cent . ... 100} Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 .. Ditto Account • 571 i I 8 Ditto 1i per Cent — Dividends on the above payable in Loud ,n. Austrian, 5 per Cent,, Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 4i per Cent., Ex. 25f — Dutch 2f per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account 6B} I h Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4i per Ct. Ex. 4s. _ _ THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Money Ditto Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Sales 10,000 bales or more. Week's sales 83,270 bales includes 11,230 on speculation, and 17,720 for exportation. Actual export 8,134; estimated stock, 413,351 ; week's imports, 110,705. Quotations—Middiing Orleans, 27/ ; Mobile, 27 ; UnltAnds, 266 ; estimated fair E A ) 261. 111ARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. A moderate supply of English wheat was on sale here to day. For all qualities the trade ruled heavy, at fully Mon• day's decline in the quotations, of is per quarter. The supply of foreign wheat on the stands was by no means extensive. In all dese iptions sates progressed heavily. D ant zie produce commanded previous rates, but the value of other descriptions had a downward tendency. Floating cargoes of grain were in limited request, at late rates. With barley the market was seasonably well supplied. All descriptions sold heavily, at about previous quotations, The malt trade was dull, at fully the recent fall in the currency. The supply of oats on sale was moderately extensive, Both English and foreign descriptions moved off slowly, at about previous rates. Beans and peas were firm in price, and the demand for them ruled steady. In flour, a limited business was transacted, on former terms. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley, Malt. Oat& Flow. English...—. 1,140 I 470 1 3,25 0 1 2, 3 O) I 2,090 Irish_ , , 1,126 6,56) 17,690 I 270 eke , . 3,(90 brie. NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of the meat on sale at these markets are seasonably large. Most descriptions are in slow request, yet no material change has taken place in prices, compared with our previous report. _ _ - Per 81b. by the carcase. stied e d s 6 Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Middling mutton 4 0 4 4 Riddling - do. .. 3 4 3 8 Prime do 4 4 4 6 Frime large do. 3 10 4 0 Vaal Do. small do. .. 40 4 2 Small pork 40 4 6 Large pork .... 3 2 3 10 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 10 BOROUGH HOP. - - - Our market is dull, and the tendency of prices is some what in favour of buyers. Good and fine hops, however, may be crnsidered firm. Mid and East Sents £5 Os to £9 10s per cwt. Weald of Kents 5 Os to 7 78 „ Sussex Yearlings 3 Os to 5 Os ~ 5 5s to 8 8s ~ Belgian American COLONIAL. TEA,—A fair amount of business has been transacted, and at the public sales of Indian concluded yesterday, slightly enhanced prices were obtained. SUGAR, --There has been a steady demand for West India, and }WI rates have been current for good grocery descriptions. In the refined market, however, little ani mation prevailed—common lumps being quoted 62s to 62s 6d per cwt. COFFEE.—The business transacted has been very re• stricted, and a furher slight decline may be recorded in the value of both Plantation and Native Ceylon. Rica.—Business has continued inactive without any material change to nate in prices. TALLOW.—Th , 3 m irket has remained very dull, and quotations for both present and forward delivery have shown a downward movement, P.Y.C. on the spot is marked 403, and last three months 43s 6d to 43s 9d per cwt A letter from Alexandria says :—After the rants which are to take place here on the 2d of May, Ismail Pacba w ill give a pond ball at the Palace of Itaeet 'fin to the European colony, A very goad racecourse is being care fully prepared at his highness's expense, just beyond the railway, near Gabini-gardens, between the sea and Lake Mareotis. It is a circle of one mile, and has been intrusted to the French engineer who is constructing the gas works, Horses aro expected trom abroad, and the Bedouin Sheikhs are entering their horses five and six at a time, so the con test ought to be exciting. EPISCOPAL CHANGES. —In consequence of the death of the BisbJp of Peterborough the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol will cease to be the junior bishop of the House of Lords, and Dr. Harold Browne, who was consecrated a few days since to the bishopric of Ely, will become the junior bishop immediately after his installation in the cathedral church of Ely cm Tuesday next, the 26th inst., an d will attend to read prayers iu the House of Lords every day. The new Bishop of Peterborough will not he ent t o a s:-at in the 'lA's-0 of Lords until a vacancy oc curs in stew diocese other than Canterbury, York, London, Durham, and Witchcs:er. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY -- EVENING, APRIL 22, 1864 ISEARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCB.S. 3b are' A8.11.' Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val inythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ......... ! Cork and Bandon Cornwall A ..., gets • no div Do A till (Ip e.p Do. B been paid to B.! Dublin ,t Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June.' Edinburgh & Glasgow.! GlRsg. and S. Teeter!., Great. Eaotern, Ord. stk Ditto A steel.: ' Ditto East Anglian sI ; reatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A facia 8 8i Si 9 83 f 5 Ite ILU et 7i Do 15 do Gt. S. an 1 W. of Irelan Great Western „ . Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and lilac:mall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Clint, and Dove' Lon. & North Western, Lon. & Sly.th Western Man., Slid., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do * shares Metropolitan Midland Do New . . Do 'firming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of lrelanci Do. f shares Mid Kurt Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwic- Do, G.N.P.:. purchas, Do Lecds Do Y ork North London Do New orth Stafliirdshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot A. K, Aber. stoc Do belt. Mid. stock Shrews. and Weiclipo , i Shropshire Union South Devon south Eastern South Wales 15. York. and River Di ; ! s rain es, Wok..and WOK HUOALOu WALlagtOvl Do __ __ Do New, ltsot Taff Vale.... Do Li Do C ['lister 1)0 Do Vale of Neath ietorla eta. and Pim IVatertord Kilkeon) West Cornwall IV . Hartlepool Har,eat West Midland -Oxfor,i Do Newport Do Hereford 0,10 100 all all all all 100 100 100 16.13.4 all all 100 100 100 35 37 18 17 99 92 10F 100 fri 62 001 g 1 'lO3 1(5 Si 9i .Q 38 9 10 8i 165 470 5 7 3 4 1,1 105 100 100 100 100 467, I 100 131 138 i 1001 11 .13,1 1111 99 891 96 93 , 1 Closing j Business BailWayS. I Paid. I Price. done. 11161151 1615} 1 134 i i i P 101 ei 7. .130 i t3ti 1474 :13) 131 91. 93 65; Obi 1101 1101 66 t 8 101 103 43 44 1111 111 4)8 00/. 64 55 1 4 115 I3oi 131 No Ic2 514 624 244 "5$ 1006 104 56 57 886 69i 128 131 14 24 78 70 1' Ili 121 123 L 4 G 6 83 IS MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim., 31 Berlin Water Works, lim.. 8i Commercial Union, li.suranze, 9 Si Consolidated Discount, lim , 8 Credit Fonder, 11 114 Credit 3bilicr, 91 4 Crystal I'alace, 35 Discount Corporation, 111 f Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lim., 51 1 5 c4en. Credit and Finance of London, lira., 10 91 10 Imperial Financial, lim., 9% International Financial clety, lim., 111 f Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour:, 71 7 Joint Stock Discount, lim., 71 1 Land Securities, lim., 516.: London Financial Association, lim., - 201 I Ditto, nen', 16 15i London Provincial Marine, 41 I Marine Investme,t, lim , 4 3lauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lim., 21 31ercantlie Credit Association, lim., 1(51 National Di.count Company, Jim , 14 . Ditto, new, 9 Nova Sco Gold and Land, Urn , 2 Ottoman Financial Asscciaton, lirn., Panama, New Zealand, and Australian E. Mai', lim., Ditto, new, 5 * Peninsula and Oriental Stcam,y4 Ditto, new, 51 ()O Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), 11m., Universal Marine, Insurance, Urn., 5 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER-THURSDAY. Although there was an averege muster at our Subscrip tion Rooms this day, the betting was marked with no important feature, save the return of Paris to favour for the Two Thousand Guineas. After 15 " poneys" had been taken on the quiet about him, Paris closed at 10 to 1 (taken and offeree). At 7 to 1 General Peel, whose stable corn panicn, First Flight, was struck out yesterday at 3 45 p.m., would have been freely invested on, but 6 to 1 was the highest offer against him. For the Chester Cup Change closed a shade better favourite than Lord Zetland, but the latter bad many friends at Bto 1. Closing prices : TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3to 1 agst Fills de PAir (offered) 11 to 2 aget Copenhagen (offered) 7to 1 agst General reel (wtuted) 10 to 1 agat Paris (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agat Sir Roger (offered) 12 to 1 agat Planet (offered) 100 to 6 agst Claremont (offered —take 20 to 1) DERIIY. 20 to 1 agst Copenhagen (offered) 25 to 1 agat Paris (taken) 25 to 1 eget First Flight (off-red) 20 to 1 ags: Barogah (lakt-n) 50 to 1 agat Ackworth (off-red) CHESTER CUP. Bto 1 agst Change (wanted) Bto 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken freely) 100 to 7 agst Greenland (offered) 100 to 7 aget I\lll , zzin (offered) 100 to 6 eget Oidmiuster (wanted) MEETING OF THE JOCKEY CLUB. A general meeting of the Jockey Club will be held at Newmarket after the races, on Wednesdq, in the First Spring Meeting, for a ballot and other business. Notice of motion by Lord Coventry : —To alter rule 20 by adding to it the words as quoted below. 20.—When a person takes a nomination for a stake in which the forfeit is to be deehred by a particular time, and does not declare forfeit by the time fis,d in the articles, he shall thenceforth be considered to have taken the engage ment on himself, and his name shall be substituted for that of the original subscriber, " and the purchaser of a year ling with his engagements may, by paying into Messrs. Weatherby's hands, on or before the Ist of November, when the horse is one year old, the amount of the forfeits of all the different stakes in which he is engaged, have the nominations transferred into his own name, provided always that at the time of such transfer the original nomi nator is not in default for stakes or forfeits." CROYDON SPRING MILITARY AND OPEN STEEPLECIIASES.--THURSDAY. The Innkeepers' Plate (Ilancticap) of £00; winners extra About two miles and a half. Capt. Machell's Leonidas, aged list 121 b.... (C. Boyce) 1 Mr Yardley's The Screw, aged, lOst lib (E. Pratt) 2 Mr C. Peck's Ballyvasey, aged, list .... (B. Land, jun.) 3 The following also ran ;—lronsides, The Don, Forest Hind, and Charley Grey. Betting-9 to 4 agst Leonidas, sto 1 agst Ironsides, 6 to 1 each eget The Screw and Billycasey, 10 to 1 bar four. Ironsides showed the way, but was soon passed by Charley Grey and The Don, who went on first and second to the fence, on the top of the hill, which Charley Grey refused, and The Don soon gave way to 13allycasey and the favourite, the pair passing the enclosure in close order, with Ironsides third, The Screw fourth, The Don (who refused the fence on the course), with Charley Grey and Forest Hind tailed off. No further change occurred until a quarter of a mile from home, where The Screw passed both Ironsides and Banycasey, but never reached Leonidas, the litter winning easily by a couple of lengths; Ballycasey was third, half a length from The Screw; Ironsides cantered in fourth; the others did not pass the post. A Selling Handicap Steeplechase Plat© of 40 sous, fur all ages ; the winner to be sold for £4O. About two miles and a half. Mr B. Land's Diadem, aged, lOst 101 b .. (J. Land) Cumberland and The Screw also ran. Betting—Even on The Screw, 2 to 1 agst Diadem, 3 to 1 agst Cumberland. The favourite led to the hurdle jump (t mile and a quar ter from home), where she blundered, rolled over, unseated her rider, and broke away, the other two (Diadem holding a slight lead) then kept well together un.il the same fence was reached a second time, when Cumberland overleaping himsel, pitched en to his head, and Diadem came in alone. The winner was not sold. The Grand Military Handicap Steeplechase of 5 soya each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 100 added, for horses the property of and to be ridden by officers on full or halt pay. About three miles. 11 subs. Major Wcrubwell's Bell's Life, aged, 12st 71b (Mr. Coventry) 1 Mr Hare's Whirlwind, aged, lOst 71b .. (Capt. Smith) 2 Capt. J. VibArt's Übique, a ge d li s t 101 b ..(Mr Griffith) 3 Mr Mageunis's Vesta, aged,.. 51b...... (Capt. Knox) 4 The following also ran :—Nabob, Westender, and Useless Brute. Betting-6 to 5 agst Ball's Life, sto 1 eget Vesta, 6to 1 each agst Westender and Ilbique, 100 to 12 eget any other (. ffered.) _ Bell's Life led for the first quarter of a mile, when he re bique well over soon held a long lead ; Whirlwind and the favou rite took all except U rite getting over at a second attempt went cn second with him; the latter getting and third, Nabob a long Way from the two, fourth, with Vesta filth. Westender would n o t face the fence, and Use less Brute soon afterwards refused, and unshipping his rider was pulled up, and with Westender came a near cut home. Crossing the i n • e ce of ploughed land on the hill, Übique gave way to Whirlwind and Bell's Life, who from this point had the race to themselves, Nabob having come to grief a mile from home, and neither Übique or Vesta could reach the two, Bell's Life winning easily by three lengths; Vesta fell at the last fence, and Übique passing her obtained the honour of being placed a bad third; Vesta cantered past the chair fourth; the others did not pass the post. Windsor was struck out of the race on Thursday, at 12.55. A Selling Steeplechase of 3 sovs each, with 25 added, for 4-yr-olds and upwards ; weight for age; selling allow ances. About two miles. Mr Blencowo's Paddy, aged, 12st (X. 50).. (Mr Mumford) 1 Mr Eli's Bravo, 6 yrs, list 71b (Z3O) (J. Searle) 2 The following also ran :-01d Man, Perfect Cure, Nereus, Gamecock, Sunbeam, Gin Sling, Almeria, an d Cumberland. -- Betting-6 to 4 agst Sunbeam, 9to 4 agst Nereus, Bto 1 agst Cumberland, 100 to 8 agst Paddy. Cumberland made play, followed closely by Nereus, Per fect Cure, unbeam, and Almeris, Paddy leaving the re mainder, This order was maintained for tho first half mile, when Cumberland gave way to Perfeot Cure, Sunbeam, ndered at and fell, and Sun ja u n m d p N , m e , r h e i n e s h , p t h e e r f e t c h t r ee u h r e a b y u n g a clear lead to the hurdle beam, Nereus, Almeria, and Cumberland, all following his example, came down a cropper, and for some time it was feared several of the horses and riders were injured, but such was not the case, as all the let were soon on their legs, and nothing beyond a s . evere shaking resulted therefrom. Paddy, after these mishaps, steered clear of the fallen horses, and came in alone; Bravo cantered in a bad second; tho others did not pass the post. The winner was bought by Mr, Saltmarsh for 72 guineas. The Open Hunters' Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 20 added, for hunters, do. ; 12st each ;. with penalties and allow ances. About 3 miles. 13 subs. Mr Blencowo's Acrobat, aged, 12st 71b (inc 71b ex) (Mr Mumford) 1 Mr Simmons's The Wrangler, 5 yrs, 12st.. (Mr Jenkins) 2 Mt Tompkins's The RejectedQ, uaegeend,, C lt r a o t y 7 d l o b n ( , in b c ra 7 v lb o (B. Land, jun.) 3 Mr Temple's White Stockings,. !ged, 12st (J . Land) 4 The following also ran : --Fusilier, Fencsr. Lady Blanche, , ex a ) nd n 4 d a l g , s G t AiPcbrYobat, 5 to 1 apt Bracknell, 7 to T S a l a ß w e e n U t e t Y i n n ' k g n — B o r w 6 a n e t o k . 1 sach agst The Rejected and Fu•ilier, 100 to 8 bar four. The favourite, with The Wrangler, The Rejected, and White Stockings, had the race to themselves a mile from home, shortly atter which Acrobat h . aok a strong lead, and, getting over his fences without mistaks, won easily by a length ; Thu Ittje cted a bad thi , rd ; White Stockings was fourth ; the others heade4 by . Sawney, beaten off a long way. Bracknell shipped his bridle soott after starting, and his jockey havitig disu,ounted, the horse went for some dis tance riderless. YORK SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY, MAY 10. - - Acceptances for the Flying Dutchman's Handicap. One uiilc and quarter. Age st lb Limosina Flirtation My Mary 1 Brighton 5 8 1 The Monk a 8 0 Donnybrook 4 8 Anfield Tourist Ouesunder 4 7 12 Dunkeld 4 7 12 ti 4 7 6 tyvv market Age st lb Alico Merry Maid 5 6 9 Guardsman Little Stag Bradamante 3 6 5 Loatcr Gondola Goldylocks Vacuna colt Sea Boy 'I 5 12 Lytham 3 5 12 Weights for the Somerset! 7e Stakes of 25 sows each, 10ft, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The East and West Junction Harbour Bill and the Holborn Valley Improvement Bill were read a second time. The Salop Fire Office Bill was read a third time and passed. Lord COLVILLE, of CULROSS, presented two peti tions, one from Barbadoes, and another from Tobago, praying for a reduction of the sugar duties and the sup pression of the slave trade, or tailing that suppression, a differential duty in favour of tree labour sugar. and 5 only if declared on or before April 26. Two miles and a distance. 66 subs. If the highest weight accept ing be under Bst 121 b, it will be raised to that, and th others in proportion. Ago st lb Fairwater .. 6 9 5 Tim Whiffler .. 5 9 0 Catch-'em-Alive .. 5 8 13 Grimston .. 5 8 10 llackdown .. 5 8 7 Cariabrook 5 8 7 Sea Ding .. 4 8 5 Magnum I3onum .. 6 8 4 Jack o Hearts 4 8 3 Sa eguard .. 4 8 0 J)onne anne— .. 5 8 (A Glen. rehy 4 8 0 Balham.. 6 7 11 Canary .. .• .. 6 7 10 Lo hian's King 6 7 10 '1 he Gillie .. 4 7 lv Glenclunk .. 3 7 51 Trumps— .. 4 7 7 Double X. .. 4 7 7 Onesander .. 4 7 7 , 5 7 71 Tat too.. . • • • 6 7 6 Fant.Ail 4 7 41 Fitz-Avon a 7 2 Accident 4 7 2 Lord Zetland 3 7 2 Baldwin .. 4 7 21 Jack o' Newbury .. 4 7 0 Myrtle .. 6 7 0 Fiction.. .. 4 7 0 O ndine .. 4 Cachuca 4 ( 6 1 1 1 3 3 Vcnator 3 6 13 Barchettina l'ademus Signs man .. Ou law .. Pearl Diver .. Equinox .. Greenland .. Claxton • • Kemptown Welbeck • • Verbena .. IVhitethorn Age at lb 4 6 12 .. 4 6 12 .. 3 611 .. 3 6 10 .. 4 6 10 .. 4 6 10 .. 3 6 10 .. 3 6 10 .. 4 6 9 . . 3 6 7 .. 3 6 7 .. 3 6 7 .. 3 6 7 .. 3 6 7 .: 3 6 4 . . 3 6 2 . . 3 6 2 . . 3 6 2 . . 3 o 0 „ . :i 510 . . 3 6 10 . . 3 5 10 . . 3 5 10 . . 3 6 10 . . 3 5 9 . . 5 5 9 . . 3 5 9 —3 5 7 ..3 6 7 Goldylooks Bradarnaete Roundhead C unterst2n Anglo-Saxon Langford John . Davis iviner Tem rilrc Old Fuller Madcap.. Deerstalker relics .. .1 Hersey filly .. Rappel b) Lady Shirley .. Subpicton .. L rd Cochrane Bittern.. .. ..3 5 .. 3 5 7 .. 3 5 7 THE Two THOUSAND AND ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. —See the Predictions of " Beacon," " Rhyming Richard," and " Birmingham," with probible starters, latest betting, &c., in the Sporting Gazette (Limited) of April 22, which will also contain a Reply to Thackeray's Libels on George IV., by Mr. W. J. Goodwin—The Breeding of Shorthorns —Professor Gamgee on the Suspensary Ligament—Salmon Fishing, &c., by " Benjamin Badand"—Exclusive Turf and Stud News—All the Race and Steeplechase Meetings of the Week—Aquatics—Cricket—Horticulture and the Garden—Chess, &c., &c.—Price Fourpence; stamped, Fivepence. Office, 14, York• street, Covent•garden. SECOND E z3UN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. CROYDON RACES—Tins DAY, BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII STAND PLATE. Bell's Life eal Iyeasey .. Paddy Seven ran. SELLING STEEPLECHASE. The Screw Diadem .. Nine ran. OPEN STEEPLECHASE. Zodiac Jerry Sir William Ten ran. MILITARY SWEEPSTAKES. Light of Other Days liuntsiaian Four ran. SELLING STEEPLECHASE. Bravo Nereus 2 Gin Sling Six ran. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3to 1 agst Fill() de I'Air (taken) 4to 1 agst Corenhagen (taken) - 13 to 2 agst General Peel (taken) 11 to 1 aget Sir Roger (taken) 100 to 8 agst Paris (taken) 100 to 6 agst Planet (taken) 20 to 1 agst Balornook (taken) CHESTER CUP. 13 to 2 agat Lord Zetland (taken) 7 to 1 agat Change (taken) S to 1 aget Muezzin (taken) 100 to 6 agat Oldminster (taken) 20 to 1 agst Little Stag (taken) 33 to 1 agst East Lancashire (taken) 40 to 1 agst My Mary (offered) THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SENTENCE OF DEATH . The Earl of /LLENBOROUGH moved the first read ing of a bill relieving the Home Secretary from the sole responsibility of deciding whether or not the sentence of death should be carried into effect. Until the reign of her present Majesty the:nec,cssity of considering the propriety of carrying sentences into effect fell upon the whole Cabinet and the Sovereign. The bill now before their lordships did not propose to require her Majesty should have the painful duty cast upon her, or even that she should be present at the consideration; but it pro posed to revive the ancient practice, as far as thi subject should be considered by the Govern ment, and that the result arrive.' at should be em bodied in an ordi r of the Queen in Coum:il. It' the Govern ment approved of the principle of the bill i. hoped they would take the bill up themselves and carry it through its remaining stages as a M:nisterial measure. The bill was read a first time. ENGLISH AND IRISH LAW COURTS. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE called attention to the first report of the commission of inquiry into the Eng lish and Irish courts of law and chancery, and asked the Government whether they intended to introduce bills in accordance with the recommendations of that report during the present session, and also, whether a fuller report of the commissioners was likely to be presented soon, and when they were likely to have the judicial statistics. Earl GRANVILLE said the Government intended to introduce a bill founded on the recommendations of the commission, which he hoped would be satisfactory to the noble marquis. The judicial statistics had been nearly completed, and ho hoped they would be ready in June, and the second report would be made probably in the early part of July. METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS. The Earl of DERBY moved that it be an instruction to the committee on every railway bill providing for the construction of any railway within the metropolis to insert in the bill provisions analogous to that contained in the North London Railway Act, for the purpose of securing to the labouring classes a cheap transit to and from their labour by a morning and evening train, with such modifications as may appear to be required by the circumstances of eaoh case. He thought that, sup posing the railway companies should sustain a trifling die advantage from such a clause, yet it was but just that such an enactment should be made to protect those who had not the power to protect themselves. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY entirely approved of the proposition made by the noble earl, but he thought, to to make it more effectual, it should be extended to all exist ing railways requiring extensions of existing lines. (Hear.) The Earl of ELLENBORO UGH thought the time fixed for the running of the early train ought to be before six, as the work of the labouring classes generally commenced at that hour. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY thought that matters of detail like that could easily be arranged by the com mittee. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY thought it very expe dient the experiment of the early trains for the labouring classes should be tried. There was at present some objec tions to compelling the poor inhabitants of the metropolis to leave it, but he felt hound to say it was an expedient that was worthy of trial. He thought, however, to be of any service, there ought to be two trains each way every morn ing and evening. The motion was agreed to, and it was ordered to be entered on the sessional orders. RE rituNG PENSIONS. - - Lord CHELMSFORD called the attention of the First Lord of the Admiralty to the Order in Council of the let August, 180, upon those naval captains who did not be come applicants for the allotments by the Order in Council Ist of September, 1816, and 25th Juue, 1861. (LEFT SPEAKING HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening. -- - The SPEALLIt took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Sir ROBERT ANSTRUTHER took the oaths and his seat on his election for Fiteshiro, in the room of Mr. Womysa, deceased. • THE ROMAN GOVERNMENT AND HOME. Mr. ROEBUCK gave notico that on going into com mittee of supply, on Monday, be would ask whether the attention of Earl Rusell had been called to the conduct of the &man Goverment towards Mr. Home. TERRITORY OF DHAR. Lord STANLEY token the Secretary of State for India, whether the territory of Dhar, confiscated during the war of ISb7-8, and promised to be restored to its native ruler, bad been restored; and, if no.,when the cession would take effect. Sir C. WOOD said it was intended to have given the eon of the late Rajah the government of tbe territory, but he was at first physically incompetent and also too inexpe rienced in business for the position. He had since improved, and the Government of the country was carried on by his Ministers. BURYING DEAD BODIES IN INDIA. Lord STANLEY asked the Secretary of State for India whether it was ttue that the Government of Bengal bad issued an order prohibiting the burning of dead bodies on the banks of the Hooghly river • whether the terms of that o rder, and the reasons ou whieliit was based,had been made k n own to him ; and, if so, 'whether there was any objection to make them publio ? Sir C. WOOD said there were no despatches on the sib ject, but he had received private letters, from which it appeared that for some weeks the cholera had been pre valent in Calcutta, and the inhabitants had been consider ing what steps should be taken to prevent the extension of the disease. Throwing dead bodies into the Hooghly had been prohibited. With regard to the burning of dead bodies, he understood that there had been no order on the subject. LIGHT SHIP AT HOLYHEAD. Mr. STANLEY asked the President of the Board of Trade if instructions had been given to remove the light ship at Holyhead, and erect a lighthouse on the structure of the northern breakwater ? Mr M. GIBSON said that instructions had been given on the subject. REPORTS OF FACTORY INSPECTORS. Mr. F. S. POWELL asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the reports of factory in. spectors, as printed and circulated, are copies of those originally sent inky the Inspectors; if not, what are the regulations under which r,crieion of those reports is con ducted. it G. GREY said that the last instructions had been issued about nine years ago, pointing out to the inspectors that their reports should be calmly written, and that easy ought to avoid any matter calculated to lead to public con troversy. Since then there had been no occasion to revise these reports. It would be inexpe.lient to lay the reports on the table, as the names of different persons were intro duced into them. THE BRADFORD RESERVOIRS. Mr. FERRAND asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if Mr. Rawlinson, the Government engineer, had sent in his report on the Bradford Reser voirs ; and, if not, when he would do so ? Sir G. GREY said, from what he nnderstocd, Mr. Raw linson was endeavouring to make his report as complete as possible, and that there would be no unnecessary delay on his part in presenting iv. DEFENCE OF THE BRITISH CHANNEL. In reply to Mr NEWDEGATE LordPALISIERSTON said . he was informed by his noble friend, the Secretary of the War Department, that sites had been obtained for the erection of batteries it they were found necessary. THE FORTIFICATIONS AT SPITHEAD. In reply to Mr. B. OSBORNE, Lord PALMERSTON said that the works at Spithead, with the exception of those at Stombrige, would be pro seeded with, and the reason of discontinuing those at the latter place was that there was not a proper foundation there. Mr. B. OSBORNE—Then I am to understand that these latter works will not be carried on. Lord P ALHERSroN—Certainly, not when there is no foundation. (Laughter.) THE BREHON LAWS. Mr. M‘MAIION asked the chief Secretary for Ireland when the Brehon Laws, now in course of arrangement and translation, would be published. Sir R. PEEL sato that one of the volumes had been completed by Mr O'Donovan, and would shortly be pub lished. BUITISH POSESSJONS, 411 I wxyb e.t antic & St Lawren:2, iiom.,Baroda,t.Cent Inc Gu. 5 per cent... Do. New . . Do. E. Shares Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff alo,Brant,,tGodricb o p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 187'. Do. do. July 1, le h. do. Juice 1, 'Jlcutta...t S. Eastn. (Lif , Cape Town .1: Dock Seri] Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. h:ast Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext Do. do. H do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds DO: ao. del erred-- Do. 2d Pref. Bongs.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d Pt ef. stock ... Do. do. deterred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndiarenfu.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Do. January, 1882 .. Gt. South.of India(Lim uaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New .. Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. Do. 5 p. o. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. o. Do. It p. c. Extension Dc.lA d 0........ DO. Fifth Extension. lielb.Corp. p. o. Linde, %lelb. & Ilobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. C. 51ortg. Bds Newllruuswtox az Cand& Claes A and B N. itl.C'daB po Ist pt hds soinde .......... 1 Do. Delhi .. ci Do. ..... . .... Do. Punjaub Do. Du. , Do. In , ius.St. Flo.) - Pea all 100 Closing Prioe. 59 di 102 103 P 6 64 8} 94 77 82 77 88 77 68 101 103 92 101 104 105 104 205 1P 4 1 F 191 204 72 14 62 64 62 6i 51 63 48 50 40 12 26 28 23 C 6 IC3 104 it 1, 103 tO4 101 101 loi 10 1 , 93 95 82 84 1014 )021 95 07 90 9: 68 63 all 100 (100 100 all , 110 'kVA. I 3 6 82 /4 IC3 104 101 1O 12 1t,3 96 98 eto3k IJ)LON Ica GOVERNMENT SECU LLITIEt.i. 0t: - I 1877-54 102 104 - ! Do. e. p. c. Feb. &Au, tut 101 A 3 - IDo. o p.c.Mar.& Sept. 101 101 1(.3 Do. Ip. c. Jan.&July. 10, 69 01 90 Do. I Inscribed etoet. 101 89 01 t ape G. Hope, o p c. 187. 10, 106 108 — I Do.Ap &Oct, 188 100 107 119 Do. 18w 10 8 10 --- !Do. Jan. & July, 1891 10., tlO 112 Ceylon, N0v.187 , 1, t 1 p 10" 112 114 Mauritius a per cent u)o 106 108 'Natai Guy. d per cont 1)0 1.:6 108 -- N.B.Goy. 6 p.c.J...t.lui ) LOU .02 104 ; uo. 6p. c.Ap. & tOu - N. S.W. 6 ov. 5 p is 10c 995 1001 100 Du. ti p. c.,16, Atol• .4 100 99 10 . I Do. do., iBBB &upwds 100 99 IGO 10) 991 New Zealand 6 p cent. 1W) 100 111 - tiova Scotia Gov. 6p. e. sterling, 1875 11:K 104 106 ;Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO - AUS lir 6p.e.1670.& up lol' 410 112 - I Vic.tiov. dp.c. Jit.&Jul , 100 Do. lO kip.o. Ao.aalt.. 100 108 109 i 103 I BRITIBII NUKES. 2 I;kinil.rian COMIOI. 6 old ! hilord Amalgarnatecl 1 —3.5 i Pcycn O. Conn. 1 550 060 Bassett (Illogatil 3O (5 68 !Nast Clogau Gold Ltd., - - !East Caradon ...... 1.14.41 315 314 I r , aSt Carn Brea.... W'l Russel (Tavistk :; 8.9.0 31 44 - ,Gam.dzSt.Auhyn(Gwen 584 , 9 10 Great , South Tolgus ' 3 35 lti. Wheal Vor (Delston 40 32 34 itlrenville '-•• 11 erc4l's-Foot . 8.12 18. 38 iiiugaton Downs 4. ; 8.0 35 4 Lady Bertha Margaret (City Lelant 91 18 20 Mario Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Liial 2l 14 New Setun ..; 191 85 95 —• , North Downs .; o 4 15 2 N.WICI Basset (Mogan 13.1.0 2 21 North Wheal Crotty .. 2.6.9 45 5 - Par Consols(st. Blaze). - L'royidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.0.7 41 43 18outhCaradon(SLCleer 14 150 170 'S. Cam Brea (Illogan).. leran.(111o!;an 18.18.9 40 50 - Stray Park 130.17.6 31 83 lamarSilv.26 Lead Mind Croft I 9 16 19 - West Basset (Illogan) 15 9 10 - C; radon (Liskeard, 5 19 21 I West Seton Wheel Basset (Illogan), 55 875 925 Wheal Buller(Uedruth), 10 35 40 !Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant): 2.0.6 - WhealLud, ott Wheal Mary Ann ( * Men ), 8 13 14 iWheal Beton i 584 210 205 Wheal Treiswney (Lis ) 7 21 24 !Wheal Union 3.17 ! 24 24 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent. pm., 107 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred,, 87/ PREFERENCE SHARES AND ;STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 99h LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 94 Preston and Wyre, 441 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bella and San Francisco (lim.) gum. 7 per cent.. 161 Recite and San Francisco (lim.), gua. 7,per cent., 171 Sambre and Meuse, 81 San Paulo (Urn.). glut. 7 per Cent., 71 Ditto (all), 20 FOREIGN Ml 2 8. Alamillos, limited, 1 Cape Copper, lira.. 12} Cobre Copper, 34} Yudanau.utana of S. Australia, lira., 3 BANKS. Agra and United Service (Um.), 147 9 Alliance tin , . 58i 7 i i.itto, new, i7a Angle AusLri,,n, 71 7 Anglo-Italian, limited, 63 A uwalania. 7a Ditto, new, 481 Flank of Egypt, 20 Bank of tago, lim., Bank of (,duet nalaud (Urn), 20 Brazlli al and l'ortugues . .., lim., British and America I Exzlia,qte (lim.), 211 British nd Californian, bra., 61 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 111 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 401 City. 125 Consolidated Bank, Um., 11 East London, Um., 81 Ilnglish and Irish, lim., 171 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered.2lt European Bank, lim., 14} Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), 33 4 new. Imperial Bank (lim.). 401740 Ditto, new, issued at 4 pm., 25 6 Imperial Ottoman, 201 a 1 Land Mortgage Bank ot India, lira., 4 London, Bwrios Ayres, and River Plate, 5Si London, Birm., and S. Staffordshire, Hun., 261 51 London and County, 651 London, Hamburg. Cont. Exch lira., 221 216 London Joiut Stock, 45 London and Northern, lira., 233 London and estminster, 901 1 Merchant Bank, ilm , 17 Mercantile and Exchange. lira., 101 eiropolitan and Provincial Bank, lint, 32 11 Mexican, lim., 7 61 National Provincial of England, Ditto, new, 45 Ditto, ditto, 37 9 New Zealand Bank Corporation, lira., 11 1 Oriental Baia: Corporation. 69 ficinde, Punjab, and Delhi, lira., 12 111 South Eastern, lira., 41 Union of Australia, 53 Union of Ireland, lira., 201 Union of London, 51: DOCKS. East and West India, 141L40i London, 72 Busineso don THE DUTY ON RAGS. In reply to Mr BLACK, Mr. M. GIBSON btlid that he understood the Italian Government had not abolished the tinty on rags exported. PENAL SERVITUDE BILL. In answer to Mr. HUNT, Sir G. GREY said ho would consent to postpone the further progress of the bill from Monday next to Thursday. THE:LATE ALLEGED OUTRAGE ON A BRITISH SUBJECI: IN NORTH AMERICA. Mr. LAYARD said the Government bad received infor mation respecting the matter which corresponded with the accounts wuich appeared in the newspapers, and had com municated with the Government of the United States. CAPTAIN MELVILLE WHITE. In reply to Colonel FRENCH, Mr. LAYARD said that despatches had been received from her Majesty's Chargé de Affaires at Hamburgh, to the effect that the award had been made, but that it was unfavourable to Captain White. CHINA. Mr. LIDDELL moved that, in the opinion of this house further interference on the part of this country in the civi war in China is impolitic and unnecessary. The hon. gentleman condemned the course adopted by this.country in regard to China by our interference in the military ope rations in that country, the object of which, he contended, was to introduce British supremacy there, (LEFT SPEAK IN ) HOUSE OF LORDS—Last Evening, STANDING ORDE US. Lord REDESDALR moved the usual sessional order that no private bill brought from the House of Commons be read a second time after the 30th of June.—Agreed to. LAND MORTGAGE BANK OF INDIA. BILL. This bill was read a second time. JOINT STOCK COMPANIES (FO CO UNTRIES) BILL, I REIGN This bill was read a second time. IMPROVEMENT OF LAND ACTS (1844) BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR named the committee to which this bill has been referred, UNION RELIEF AID ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL. This bill was road a third time and passed. LAND DRAINAGE (PROVISIONAL ORDERS) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. THE CONFERENCE. The Earl of CARNARVON, before their lordships ad. journed, wished to ask the Foreign Secretary a question of some importance relative to the conference. Their lordships were aware that the meeting of the conference bad been fixed for yesterday, and their lordships were aware that the re presentatives of .he minor German states, and of Austria and Prussia, failed to attend, and consequently one day was lost; and a day was of much moment at a time like the present. Tho conference, he understood, had been post rimed until next Monday; and their lordships would re member that this was not the first postponement. The con ference was originally to have been held on the 11th, but it was postponed until the 20th, and now it was again post poned until Monday. It was most distinctly understood that one of the first steps of the conference would be t 3 order an armistice, and that a suspension of hostilities would take place; but ho was sorry to say that there were reasons which, it was very easy to understand, might induce the Austrian, and especially the Prussian Government; to de sire to see delay in the armistice being carried into effect. This was a matter which ought not to be lost sight of. The question which he wished to put was whether, in the event of any further postponement of the conference, any steps would be taken to secure at once such an armistice as would clause a suspension of hostilities, and to avoid an indefinite postponement of the conference accompanied with a con tinuation of hostilities in Denmark. He had seen it stated in the newspapers that there was an intention on the part of the Prussian Government to forward their troops into Jutland. He had also seen it staled—he hoped not on good authority, but it had appeared in some of the G erman pa p,:l—that there was an intention, by means of the occu pation o. Jutland, to make Denmark pay the expenses of the war. iT.;:tder these circumstances he wished to put his question as to the; yrobability of there being an armi s ti ce . Earl RUSSELL, ,-ho was very indistinctly hea r d, was understood to say—With:)g ard to the meeting of th e con ference I have to state the. the German Confed era ti on , having appointed Baron Von Bon.' t as their represe n t a ti ve, , and he holding the o ffi ces of Fresh:,nt of the Cou nc il, Home Minister, and Foreign Minister of Saxony, it w ou ld be necessary for him to make arrangements with respect to performing the duties of those offices during his absence ; he could not, therefore, be in London until Monday next. The plenipotentiaries attended yesterday and found that !he representatives of Austria and Prussia had received strict instructions not to attend the conference until the repre sentative of the Diet was in attendance. Under these cir cumstances I must decline to enter into the question which the noble earl has put. (Hear, hear.) I must say further that when the conference meets, which I trust will be on Monday next, they will take the whole matter into their serious consideration. The Earl of MALMESBURY—I am quite sure that it is best to treat the matter with all discretion under the cir cumstances about to take place—l say about to take place, because the conference now stands adjourned. I think that the noble earl is right in the answer he gave in reference to an armistice, but I must say on my own part, that I hope that the noble earl and the Government will be on their guard against a repetition of these postponements. (Hear, hear.) It is impossible not to see the obvious consequences of future postponements ; it is evident to every one that the parties to meet in the conference may make use of these postponements to come before the conference in a different position to that in which they are at this moment. I there fore trust the noble earl and her Majesty's Government will employ themselves in noting most accurately what excuses may be made for a further postponement ; because in this instance, looking in the distance, and at what I know my self has been the course taken by the gentleman to whom the noble earl has alluded, I confess I am extremely sus picions as to the excuse made on this occasion being sincere - Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE said it was satis factory to observe that both sides of the house recognised the importance of avoiding discussion under present cir cumstances. He had no reason to doubt that her Majesty's Government had already in mind the observations made by the noble earl on the cther aide. At the same time it ap peared to him great value attached to what had fallen from his noble friend. It was satisfactory to those who observed what was passing that the attention of both sides of the house was directed to the proper disposition of this confe rence. He felt he was justified in those observations by what was occurring. It seemed to him impossible for any one to read the accounts of what had transpired with regard to Sonderborg, and to the continuance of those hostilities which were being carried out in a murderous spirit, and likewise with regard to the apparent intention of extending those hostilities to the other principal fortress of Denmark and throughout Jutland, without recognising the great im portance that attached to the spirit in which the conference assembled. Be trusted that the progress of the conference would be accelerated, and that its proceedings would be brought to a happy end. (Hear, hear,) Earl RUSSELL said teat the noble earl opposite was quite justified in saying ho had a right to ask a question, as to when the conference would begin. But with regard to his observations generally, it was just to all parties to re member, that when Austria and Prussia had declared their willingness to enter the conference, and when that proposi tion was made by him to Denmark, the answer he received was that there was so much excitement at the time at Copen• hagen, that that court hoped the answer would not be pressed until they had more time to consider the whole subject, He, therefore, did not press it for a fortnight. At the expira tion of that time he communicated the answer of Denmark to the courts of Berlin and Vienna, and no objection was taken on their part. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS--Last Evening. THE FIRE INSURANCE DUTY. On going into Committee of Ways and Means, Mr. H. SHERIDAN moved as an amendment, th a t i n _ _ the opinion of the house the reduction of the fire insurance duty in the manner proposed by the Chancellor of the Ex chequer was not the mode of reduction contemplated by 'she resolution of the house passed last session on the subj ect and that a uniform reduction of is. per cent. on all desorip tions of property liable to the said duty wDuld be more az ceptab!o to the country. Mr. HADFIELD seconded the motion, which was opposed by The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, who argued that if adopted it would be totally useless in respect of any efficacious reduction of the fire insurance duty. It would destroy the principle which the house had approved in apportioning the balance of revenue and expenditure, and would sweep away every rag of the surplus. With regard to his own proposal, he oh: erved that there would be no diffi culty whatever in rating stock in trade. Mr. DISR AELI thought the principle of the amendment as distinguished from that of the Government proposition, was the right one; but although be should vote for the amendment, in the event of its becoming a substantive mo tion he should move the omission of the words "011 e shil ling per cent." Thus the house would only be pledging itself to the principle of a uniform reduction of duty. After a few remarks from Mr T. Baring, Si r loughby, and Sir S. Northcote, the house divided, and the motion for going into committee was carried by 170 to 117. The amendment was therefore lost, md the house went into committee of ways and means. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER submitted a resolution reducing the fire insurance duty on stock in, trade to la 6d. per cent, per annum. Sir H. WILLOUGdBY, by way of amendment, moved that for stock in trade, houses and buildings should be sub stituted ; but the amendment was negatived without a divi sion, and the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer agreed to nem con, The house having resumed, on the order for supply, Colonel DICKSON moved for a select committee to in quire into the claims of Mr. John Clare, jun., upon the Go vernment for compensatiOn for inventions and designs supplied to the Admiralty in connection with iron ship building and the construction of gun boats. The motion was opposed by Lord C. PAGET and the SOLICITOR-GENERAL, who contended that as the matter had already been investigated and decided in the courts of law, Mr. Clare had no claim for compensation upon the house. Ultimately, and after some discussion of no inters', Pao motion V 798 negatived. Sir J. PAKINGTON put questions relative to the pre sent state of the Channel fleet, and the reserves in the home ports. which elicited from Lord C. Paget a statement to the effect that the first-class steam reserve consisted of 13 ships, viz., three iron• armoured ships, two line-of-battle ships, two frigates, three corvettes, and three sloops, and they were all fit for service. The Channel fleet being comprised of iron ships necessarily required a good deal of docking. The High Court at Bombay Bill was read a third time and passed. The Court of Justiciary (Scotland) Bill, the Fish Teinds (Scotland) Bill, and the Summary Procedure (Scotland) Bill were severally passed through committee. The Charitable Assurances Enrolments Bill was read a second time. The Bridges (Ireland) Bill was defeated in committee by 128 to 85, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER nominated the select committee on the Government Annuities Bill, Sir M. FARQUHAR moved that the committee have power to send for and examine persons, papers, and records. The motion was opposed by the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, Lord Palmerston, and Mr. Vivian ; and was supported by Lord J. Manners, Mr. Hankey, and Mr. Ayrton. Upon a division it was negatived by 127 to 104, and the committee nominated. The other business on the paper was also gone through, and the house adjourned at 10 minuet; to 1 o'clock. LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening. CROWN OFFICE, APRIL 20. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN TILE PRESENT PAR. LIAMENT. County of Fife—Sir Robert Anstruther, of Balcaskie, Bert., in the room of James Hay Erskine Wemyss, Esq., deceased. APRIL 21. Borough of Pontefract—Hugh Culling Eardley Childers, Eeq., one of the Commissioners for executing trio office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. WINDSOR CASTLE, APRIL 18. This day had audience of Her Majesty : The Baron de Cetto, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of Bavaria, to deliver his new credentials; And Monsieur de Quaade, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the King of Denmark, Monsieur de Bile, Envoy Extra ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from His Danish Majesty, and Monsieur de Krieger, Plenipotentiaries to the Contereuces about to be held in London with a view to the restoration of Peace in the north of _Europe; To which audiences they were respectively introduced by Earl Russell, K.G Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. WHITEHALL, APRIL 21. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Constituting and appointing the Most Noble Edward Adolphus, Duke of Somerset, K.G.; Vice-Admiral the Honourable Sir Frede. rick William Grey, K.O B. ; Rear-Admiral Charles Eden, C.B, ; Rear-Admiral Charles Frederick; Rear-Admiral the Honourable James Robert Drummond, C.B. ; and Hugh Culling Eardley Childers, Esq., to be her Majesty's Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Ad miral of the said United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the dominions, islands, and territories there unto belonging, FOURTH EDITION SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 7 o'CLocK. BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the ustectte : Robert Kidwell, brewer, Birmingham John Revis, baker, Nottingham Thomas Perkins, grocer, Kentish-rown \Vm, Paterson, tailor, Canterbury John Roberts, builder, Camden-town John Pay, draper, Ellesmere William Acoek, grocer, Maidenhead • Thomas W. Gurney, acetic acid maker, Old Ford, Bow+ George Tillett, ironmonger, Blackfriars-road William Thomas Chambers, engineer, Lambeth Joseph Cathcart, provision dealer, Manchester Joseph Jackson, leather dealer, Manchester Alfred C. Harrison, watchmaker, Pentonville-road Richard Anderson, proprietor of saw mills, Whit ee h apel George F. Deakin, jeweller, Sheffield John Gregory, carrier, Birkenhead Thomas Higgs, toastmaster, Coal Exchange Richard Anderson, proprietor of saw mills, Whitechapej James S. Vernell, te a d ea l er, Mile-end&road BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. John Crawford, stationer, Liverpool Course of the Exchange.—This Day. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 12 0 12 01 Antwerp — 2.5 57} 25 62} Brussels — 26 675 2,5 625 Horn burgh — 13 tit 13 8t Paris Ditto Marseilles - 25 66 25 70 Frankfort on Maitiv — 119} 1194 Vienna Trieste .. 11 75 11 80 Petersburgh Berlin — LAW INTELLIGENCE. ---(This Day,) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) :N RE TUCKER.-CRIMINAL PROSECUTION 'UNDER THE NEW ACT. This bankrupt was a bill broker in Old Broad -street and on his applying some time since to pass his last exami nation, it was alleged that he had removed property subse quently to the adjudication, and with having accounted for his property by fictitious receipts and payments, which charges, if proved, would amount to a misdemeanour, under the 159th sec. of the Act. His honour was of opinion that the opposing creditors had made out a prima lade case, and directed a prosecution, but the plaintiff elected to be tried before the learned Commissioner, and his Honour made an order for a copy of the charges to be delivered to the bankrupt, at.el fixed to-day for hearing the c ase , an d i t was t h e first which has occurred since the new Act was passed. It excited considerable interest. Mr. Griffiths said he was instructed that the affidavit had been filed, and copies were served on tha other side on Saturday. His Honour—ls that supported by affidav it ? Mr. Griffiths said he found it was not, but a clerk was on the way who would make it if the Court allowed the case to stand over a short time, His Honour eaid he would not do so, as the parties ought to have been prepared with evidence. Mr. Griffiths said—No doubt the other side has them. His Honour—Mr: Sergeant Atkinson says he has not, and I shall therefore adjourn the case—or rather enlarge the rule—at the cost of tho prosecuting creditor. H a thought that these adjou rn ments might work a v er y great hardship on a bankrup t, who mi g ht be p re p ared on the day appointed,mement be butdep deprived of soma of his subsequent day he Might at the l as t evidence. Mr, Sergeant Atkinson then asked for the Costs of the adjournment of the trial. His Honour said that the cots of the trial would be reserved. stock suck etock 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 etock stook so 100 'Co stock stock stock 20 itock 50 100 itockl stock, 104 31